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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariablePrRel
LabelCarers relationship to person they help
Question text Thinking about (name of person respondent helps), what is their relationship to you? They are my... Husband/Wife/Partner, Grandparent, Neighbour, Mother/ father (including mother-in-law/father-in-law), Son (including step son, adopted son or son in law), Daughter (including step daughter, adopted daughter or daughter in law), Grandchild (including Great Grandchildren), Brother/Sister (including step/adopted/in laws), Niece/Nephew, Other family member, Friend, Somebody I help as a professional carer, Somebody I help as a voluntary helper, Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)?
Responses
1 ...husband/wife/partner, 300
2 mother/father (including mother-in-law/father-in law), 638
3 son (including step son, adopted son or son in law), 83
4 daughter (including step daughter, adopted daughter or daugh 57
5 grandparent, 83
6 grandchild (including great grandchildren), 2
7 brother / sister (including step / adopted / in laws), 53
8 niece / nephew, 2
9 other family member, 46
10 friend, 141
11 neighbour, 87
12 somebody I help as a professional carer, 3
13 somebody I help as a voluntary helper, 23
14 Other (PLEASE SPECIFY) 1
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 9098
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD F9.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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